Author Bios

Paul Felton works at the USPS processing center in Pontiac, Michigan, and is a member of the 480-481 Area Local APWU.

Jesse Lava runs Beyond Bars, which produces short videos and engages social media to fight mass incarceration. Beyond Bars is a project of Brave New Foundation.

Theresa Riley is the director of digital content & strategy at BillMoyers.com. She creates content and oversees the planning and execution of Bill Moyers' social media strategy. She is an …

Michael Beckel is a politics reporter at The Center for Public Integrity.

Robert Pallitto is an associate professor of political science at Seton Hall University and a former trial attorney. He is the editor ofTorture and State Violence in the United States (2011). Laura …

Ariel Wittenberg has previously worked for the Center for Public Integrity, where she covered the nation's foreclosure crisis. A graduate of Brandeis University, she was editor-in-chief of the campus …